[nc-budget] TOPIC FOR TODAY'S MEETING OF THE NAMES COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE: ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS

["Cochetti, Roger" <RCochetti@verisign.com>]

Just to confirm, as Athena has already mentioned, there meeting of the
Budget Committee today is intended to address one issue on which we have not
yet reached a conclusion regarding the voluntary funds that we plan to raise
for the DNSO:  How should they be administered?

As far as I can tell, we have at least three options, and we have to select
one before we can actually begin collecting funds:

1) Have the funds administered by ICANN management for us; or

2) Have the funds administered by a custodian that is a newly-created,
American, non-profit organization; or

3) Have the funds administered by a custodian that is a newly-created,
French, non-profit organization.

I'm sure that there are other options that would could consider, but one way
or another I'd like to reach a conclusion on this important administrative
question at this meeting.

Thanks.